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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mac do when he arrives in San Francisco?
(a) Gets drunk.
(b) Shaves his head.
(c) Marries Maisie.
(d) Gets baptized.

2. What does Johnny ask Annabelle when they spend time together?
(a) If she loved him.
(b) If she loved someone else.
(c) If she could marry someone like him.
(d) If she would leave with him.

3. According to a News Reel, what did Luther Burbank develop?
(a) A car that can fly.
(b) Hybrid plants.
(c) A cure for cancer.
(d) New technology.

4. Who sends Janey postcards when she is twenty-one?
(a) Joe.
(b) Jason.
(c) Erik.
(d) Alec.

5. At whose print shop in San Francisco does Mac get a job?
(a) Bonello's.
(b) Bernardo's.
(c) Lucy's.
(d) Harrison's.

6. What does Mac feel sad about leaving behind when they leave for Chicago?
(a) The familiar.
(b) His parents.
(c) His toys.
(d) The dog.

7. What does the Czar give the people of Russia surprisingly?
(a) Unlimited access to media.
(b) His crown.
(c) Free food.
(d) A constitution.

8. Where was Moorehouse a top salesman?
(a) A software company.
(b) A cell phone company.
(c) A shoe company.
(d) A book distributing firm.

9. Where does Mac meet Fred Hoff?
(a) A lecture by Upton Sinclair.
(b) A speech by Harrison.
(c) A film by Rodriguez.
(d) A performance by Frank Sinatra.

10. At whose house does Fainy stay when he sees Bingham being chased with a shotgun?
(a) Mr. Crealy.
(b) Mrs. Saginaw.
(c) Mrs. Kovach.
(d) Mr. Rush.

11. What is the 42nd parallel about?
(a) The lives of extraordinary Americans living in and trapped by the time period in which they live.
(b) The lives of ordinary Americans living in and trapped by the time period in which they live.
(c) The lives of individuals who were driven from their homes on the meridian line called the 42nd parallel.
(d) The lives of ordinary Americans who inhabit the meridian line called the 42nd parallel.

12. What is the safest place to play for Mac when he is a child?
(a) Roof of his house.
(b) Backyard of a frame house.
(c) Attic of his dad's house.
(d) Bathroom of his aunt's mansion.

13. What is Mac's real name?
(a) General Harrision.
(b) Scott Columbine.
(c) Fainy McCreary.
(d) Miguel Dos Passos.

14. When Mac is waiting to hop a freight train, whom does he meet?
(a) A priest.
(b) An old man.
(c) A child.
(d) A young woman.

15. After Joe's friend dies in a motorcycle accident, what does Joe plan to do?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Go to medical school.
(c) Enlist in the Navy.
(d) Become a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Johnny have to give up on his college in his second year?

2. The real estate company sends Johnny on business to _____________.

3. Where does J. Ward Moorehouse grow up?

4. Where do Ike and Fainy finally find work in Seattle?

5. What is the name of the place in Nevada that Mac visits and meets union workers?

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